Learn more about the food you eat with these tasty links…

1. James A. Beard: The father of modern American cooking (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
2. The Squishy History of Baths Buns (SMITHSONIAN MAG)
3. Lost Foods of New York City: Charlotte Russe (CAPITAL NEW YORK)
4. Shad Are Angling To Once Again Be The Tasty Harbinger Of Spring (NPR)
5. Barbecue Styles Across the United States (HUFFINGTON POST)
6. Catalan Cuisine Through History (TELEGRAPH)

The Chef Recommends…

1. From pop star to bun chef, Oscar Siu has savored it all (CNNGO)
2. Chef Joachim Splichal’s recipe for success (LA TIMES)
3. Chef David Burke Talks New Restaurant, Cooking Techniques - VIDEO (SHOPPING BLOG
4. Suspected food poisoning at Jamie Oliver’s chain of Italian restaurants (DAILY MAIL)
5. Chefspective: Judy Joo, Head Chef at The Playboy Club (LONDONIST)
6. A Rising Star Chef Bubbles Up: Gabriel Rucker wins James Beard rising chef award (PORTFOLIO)

À la carte…

1. Golden Delicious: Ruth Reichl to Run Gilt Groupe Foodie Site (NEW YORK OBSERVER)
2. Legal spat over Campbell Soup still simmering (YAHOO!)
3. Are Hot Dogs Better For You Than Roasted Chicken? (TIME)
4. Food Comic “Chew” Coming to Showtime (THE FOOD SECTION)
5. Old hookers, cheap laughs and wild accusations – Anthony Bourdain weighs in on the James Beard Awards (CNN)
6. Word on the Street… EATALY IS COMING TO LA! (EATER)
7. Whoopie-Pie Wars Escalate! (GRUB STREET)
8. Food Inflation Kept Hidden in Tinier Bags (NEW YORK TIMES)
9. PhillyDeals: Tasty stocks dip below $2 as doubts grow (PHILLY.COM)
10. That BLT might cost you more, with bacon prices rising (CHICAGO SUN TIMES)

The Chef Recommends…

1. James Beard Chef Semifinalists Announced (GRUB STREET)
2. Obituary: Santi Santamaria (TELEGRAPH)
3. Why Can’t Women Be Sushi Masters? (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
4. Making Chicago’s top chef: Grant Achatz has reached the summit of the culinary world with Alinea (CHICAGO TRIBUNE)
5. Chef John Besh cooks up opportunities for low-income youth (USA TODAY)
6. A Love for Bedouin Cuisine Earns a Simmering Respect for Emirati Chef (NY TIMES)

res·tau·rant [res-ter-uhnt, -tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] – noun an establishment where meals are served to customers…

1. At Locanda, Craig Stoll Wants to Make Like the Mission Is ‘Another Neighborhood in Rome’ (GRUB STREET)
2. A Daringly English Dinner (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
3. James Beard Restaurant Semifinalists Announced (GRUB STREET)
4. America’s Most Romantic Restaurants (YAHOO! TRAVEL)
5. Chefs in Spat Over Graffiti-Inspired Restaurants (WALL STREET JOURNAL)
6. Deutsche Bank’s Vegas Casino Deals $250 Sorbet to Lucky Eight: Ryan Sutton (BLOOMBERG)
7. Restaurant suit over ‘Pop Rocks’ dish (NY POST)
8. Owning a restaurant gives new perspective to a former food editor (PHILLY.COM)
9. Rolling Stone Restaurant Eyes Soft-Opening At End of February (GRUB STREET)
10. How to tell if a restaurant is pretentious (SF GATE)
11. Saveur Launches Restaurant Reviews, James Oseland Explains (EATER)
12. Seven Things You Wanna Know About Waiters (CHOW)